Laundry-pad.



W. H. LARDUSKEY. LAUNDRY PAD. APrLIoATIoN FILED 11m16.190s.

vPatented Apr. 2o, 1909.

y. y M20-@0% UNiTnDsTArns WILLAW H. LARDUSKEY, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

LAUNDRY-PAD Specification o1" I ietteraV Patent.

Patented April 20, 1909.

Application led January 16, 19,09. Serial No. 472,630.

To all whom it may concern.' Y

Be it known that l, vJirLLi'AM H. LAR- DUsKnY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore city, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Laundry-Pads, of which the following is a specicat-ion.

lilly invention is in the nature of a laundry pad designed for cleaning and waxing the faces of flat irons, and it consists in a simple and novel construction of pad for quickly, conveniently and thoroughly cleaning the face of the iron from rust and other adhering foreign matter, and for coating the face of the iron with wax without releasing the iron from the hand, all in an economicaland eX- peditious way, as hereinafter more fully described with reference to the drawing, in which,

lfigure l is a perspective view of the pad complete. lfig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the same on line 2 2. l' ig. 8 is a transverse section on line 3 3 and, e is a. transverse section on line 4 4.

In the drawing, A represents the abrasive portion of the pad and the waxing portion of the pad, both of which are of rectangular shape and retained within a sheet metal frame or backing C, the two rectangular sections of the pad being of substantially equal size. The pad, as a whole, is preferably made from three to four inches Wide and about ten inches long, but may be made of any suitable size or proportions. The backing is cheaply made of ordinary black sheet iron with turned-over edges on the two sides a a, and at one end b, while the other end c is slightly extended beyond the pad and is perforated with a hole d by which it may be conveniently hung up when not in use.

The abrasive pad A is formed of a flat block of wood e of a perfectly smooth surface, overlaid with a sheet of emery or sand paperf or any other abrasive material. The

lock of wood is approximately equal in width to the space between the turned-over edges a a, of the backing and the end edges of the sheet of abrasive material are turned under the Wooden block, While the side edges are caught beneath the turned-over edges a a of the backing to retain this portion of the ad.

T e waxing portion B of the pad, is considerably thicker than the abrasive portion and said portion B consists of an elastic waX- V carrying pad g overlaid with an absorbent and refractory sheet 7L, preferably of asbestos. The wax-carrying pad is of a width equal to the space between the turned-over edges a a of the backing and extends from the abrasive pad A, against which it abuts,`

to the turned-over end of the backing, and the refractory overlaid sheet 7L has its edges extended beneath and secured by the turnedover edges a ct of the metal backing in alinement with the edges of the abrasive pad and is also retained by the turned-over edge t at the end. The wax-carrying pad may be made of any cellular or porous body, the interstices of which are nlled with either parafiin or bees wax or any special preparation. Ordinary wool felt i find suitable for the purpose when covered over by the refractory sheet of asbestos paper. When the hot iron is rubbed across this part of the pad, the wax will be melted in the subjacent reservoir pad and will, by absorption, pass through the asbestos sheet and coat the face of `the iron with a limited and regulated, but sufficient, quantityof waXY to make the smooth polishing effect.

lt will be noticed, that the waxing pad section. is thicker or of greater elevation, than the abrasive section. rlhis is important, for the reason that when the hot iron is rubbed over the waxing pad its face is at a higher level and in a parallel plane above the plane of the abrasive section. This prevents the iron from touching the juxtaposed abrasive section an d prevents transferring the wax to the said abrasive section, which would otherwise be liable from its proximity to be so gummed up by accidental transference of waX as to be of little use for abrasive purposes; and furthermore, if the iron should touch the abrasive surface while coated with the melted wax, particles of grit would be likely to adhere to the iron and spoil the face of the fabric being ironed.

In operating with the pad, the iron is first rubbed a few times over the abrasive face to remove rust or lumps of foreign matter, and

in alinement, so as to be secured by a single and cheap bending operation of the turnedover edges of the back, while the butting of the pads together gives mutual support y )ast the straight transverse `oint between the abrasive surface of the waxing pad, and, the said turned-over edges being coextensive with the full length of both pads and in one continuous straight line, they act as stiffeners to the transverse joint between the pad sections to strengthen what would otherwise be a transverse line of weakness. This also permits the entire backing to be made of one piece of thin sheet metal and both pad sections to be f: secured in one bending operation.

My pad as thus constructed, not only presents many practical advantages, but may be made and sold at a very low price.

l claim,

l. A laundry padI consisting of a sheet metal backing made in one piece, a filling piece with an abrasive covering at one end of the backing, a waxing pad with a refractory covering at the other end7 both said pad sections butting together to form a straight transverse joint in the middle, said backing having parallel edges turned over in a straight continuous line on each side and securing simultaneously both the abrasive covering and the covering for the waxing pad, and extending across and stiffening and strengthening the middle joint between the E pad sections.

2. A laundry pad, consisting of a sheet piece with an abrasive covering at one end of the backing, a waxing pad with a refractory covering at the other end, both said pad sections butting together to form a straight transverse joint in the middle, said backing having parallel edges turned over in a straight continuous line on each side and securing simultaneously both the abrasive covering and the covering for the waxing pad, and extending across and stiffening and strengthening the middle joint between the pad sections7 the wax-ing pad being of greater thickness than the abrasive pad and having its outer surface at a more elevated plane.

3. A laundry pad, comprising a sheet metal backing having turned-over edges, an abrasive pad section consisting of a fiat block having an abrasive sheet extending over the same and secured beneath the turned-over edges of the backing and a Waxing pad section consistinfT Aof a porous cellular body portion filled with wax and a refractory absorbent sheet covering the face of the same and having its yedges secured beneath the turned-over edges of the backing in alinement with the edges of the abrasive pad, the said waxing pad section having itsface arranged in a plane above the face of the abrasive s'ection 'and with its end abutting lthe same.

In testimony whereof I affix my Ysignature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. LARDUSKEY.

Witnesses FRANK F. LUTHARDT, HARRY W. NICE.

metal backing made in one piece, a filling 

